Sulaiman Abdul Kareem Mohammad Al-Fahim (or more widely known as Sulaiman Al-Fahim) is a successful international real estate entrepreneur, philanthropist and sports enthusiast. He currently serves as Chairman and President of the Arab Union for Real Estate Development (AURD), CEO of the Falcon Group, and sits on the boards of Hydra Properties and is Chairman and part owner of the English Premier League Portsmouth Football Club.

As Ambassador At Large to IIMSAM, Al-Fahim actively supports efforts to assist the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by working to raise awareness and availability of spirulina to combat malnutrition and hunger around the globe.

Early Life
Al-Fahim was born in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 1977. From the age of eleven he worked in his father's Orient Pharmacy after school. At the age eighteen, he founded the "Sulaiman Al Fahim Group" which financed education and sports in the UAE. In 1998, when he was 21, Al-Fahim was left orphaned after his parents and younger brother were killed in a traffic accident near Dubai Airport. Following this tragic loss, he moved to the United States to pursue a western business education. There Al-Fahim received his MBA in Finance and Real Estate from Kogod School of Business of the American University in Washington DC.

Professional Career
After completing his post-graduate education in the United States, Al-Fahim returned to the UAE, where in 2005, he founded Hydra Properties, and served as the CEO of the Abu Dhabi-based real estate development company. He currently sits on the Board of Directors.

From his leadership of Hydra Properties, Al-Fahim created and hosts a real estate business-themed reality TV show entitled Hydra Executives which airs in the UK, Ireland and across the Arab region.

In the Spring of 2009, Al-Fahim was named Chairman and President of the Arab Union for Real Estate Development (AURD). AURD is the premier real estate trade association in the GCC and is affiliated with the Arab League. Under Al-Fahim's leadership, AURD has demonstrated its commitment to building environmentally-sustainable housing for low and middle income families through his current projects in Puerto Rico and New York City. In addition to environmentally conscious construction, Al-Fahim is planning to grow spirulina on site to use as a biofuel for electricity.

In 2007, Sulaiman Al-Fahim was named to Arabian Business Magazine's "Power 100: The World's Most Influential Arabs" as No. 77. In 2008, he was the second highest riser in the history of the list, jumping 61 spots to 16th. He currently is listed as No. 4 on the 2009 list.

International Humanitarian Initiatives with IIMSAM
In November 2008, Al-Fahim was appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador of IIMSAM, to help the organization realize a world free of malnutrition and hunger, and in support of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by mainstreaming the use of Spirulina to eradicate malnutrition, achieve food security, and bridge the health divide with a special priority for the Developing and the Least Developed Countries.

Al-Fahim's priority area has been to help the anti-malnutrition initiatives of IIMSAM in the Republic of Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Republic of Sudan. Ambassador Al Fahim has also been instrumental in branding the IIMSAM name and mandate in the GCC and throughout the Middle East and Asia.

In 2009, as an ambassador at large of IIMSAM, he helped to establish Spirulina Nutritional Initiatives and Spirulina Programs along with IIMSAM's CAMP MARADONA in the Republic of Kenya along with IIMSAM's Goodwill Ambassadors Mama Sarah Obama and Said Obama, grandmother and uncle respectively of the President of the United States, The Honorable Barack Obama.

Sport
Al-Fahim is a keen chess player, and has represented his country as a youth and is currently serves as President of the UAE Chess Association.

Al-Fahim is also an avid football fan as evidenced by the fact that he is Chairman and 10% owner of English Premier League Portsmouth Football Club, but he also favors Al Ain and Al Jazeera clubs in the UAE League.

Personal life
While he has many business initiatives and personal interests, Sulaiman Al-Fahim is above all a devoted family man. He is married and lives with his wife and three children in the UAE.

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As an IIMSAM Goodwill Ambassador and Special Envoy to the Italian Republic and to realise a global partnership for development to eradicate malnutrition and to secure the achievement of the UN MDG's, H.E. Mr. Augusto Sorriso's role would be instrumental in facilitating the organization's initiatives through cooperation with the Italian Republic a Member State of IIMSAM's Intergovernmental Treaty aimed at using Micro Algae Spirulina in order to realize its mandate to make Spirulina a key driver to eradicate malnutrition, achieve food security and to bridge the health divide globally.

Born in Licata (AG) on January 25th, 1948, after conceding the political science (International-political science) degree with the highest grade, at the prestigious Institute "Cesare Alfieri" of Florence in 1973, he enters the family business, the Sorriso Construction Company, which specializes in the field of public works. At the same time he started other successful economic initiatives like the management of a beach club and the opening of a clothing and shoe store.

In 1975 for the first time he enters the world of politics of Licata when he was elected as a councilman in the "Democrazia Cristiana" party. Since then in the arc of 20 years he was always reelected with great favor of the people and from time to time he held all the citizens' position (assessor, Mayor, President of the U.S.L. (Social Sanitation & Hospitals), as well as important positions of the party at a provincial and regional level, many times delegated to the National Congresses of the "Democrazia Cristiana."

In 1993 retired from politics he gets called to be the president of the local soccer team of at the professional level (C1) of which he resigns after bringing the team to an unexpected save from relegations.

In 1994 he decides to bring his family to the U.S.A. (where his wife is from and his two kids are born). In the state of New Jersey, where he lives today, he started in the restaurant business of a franchise of great success that now counts for more than 95 stores, where he is part of the administration council of the SALADWORKS inc. franchise of which he is the vice president and personally directs two (the third should be open for public in August 2008).

He became part of the Italian American community of New Jersey, (he is a member of the Sicilian Federation of the New Jersey association committee that regroups many Sicilian Clubs). In the beginning of the 2007 he founded with others the Sicilian Confederation of North America. In 2002 he received from President Cuffaro the position of the representative of the Sicilian Community in the States, in march of 2004, he was elected in the COMITES of New Jersey and since June of the same year he holds the same position to represent the U.S.A., since may 2007 he has been part of the Presidential Committee of the same Council.

Running for the Italian Senate in 2006 elections of the Central and North American section in the Forza Italia list although not winning he obtained a great electoral success becoming the most voted in the States between all the candidates of all the lists, as a party and as personal preference (over six thousand nine hundred in all of the states).

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As an IIMSAM Goodwill Ambassador Carmelo Castiglione's role would be instrumental in facilitating the organization's initiatives that are aimed to counter severe malnutrition and to achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals through cooperation with the Italian Republic a Member State of IIMSAM's Intergovernmental Treaty aimed at using Micro Algae Spirulina in order to realize its mandate to make Spirulina a key driver to eradicate malnutrition, achieve food security and to bridge the health divide globally.

His role would play an instrumental role in various initiatives of the IIMSAM to realise a world free of hunger and malnutrition by using his sphere of influence to highlight the immense plight of the peoples of the world caused by malnutrition; and would raise various resources through the Italian Government and other stakeholders necessary to make Spirulina a key-driver to achieve global food security and bridge the health divide.

H.E. Castiglione Selected Political Experiences are listed below:

• March 2003 – June 2008 Delegate to the provincial council – Agrigento, Italy
  • President of the Agricultural commission
• March 2003 – June 2008 President of the regional institute of animal prophylaxis – Palermo, Italy
  • Responsible for research activities;
  • Responsible for institutional activities;
  • Responsible for regional veterinarian activities
• March 1998 – March 2003 President of the provincial council – Agrigento, Italy
  • Responsible for institutional activities of the council;
• March 1987 – June 1988 Major of Licata – Licata, (Ag), Italy
  • Responsible for city’s activities;
• March 1985 – June 1993 Delegate to town council – Licata, (Ag), Italy

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Educations and Work Experience
1998 Degree in Architecture at the University of Naples Federico II
2000-2001 Completed and updated construction plans and interiors for various Hotels in Rome - Italy (Hotel Excelsior, Hotel Villa Pamphili, Hotel Borgo, Hotel Etrusco d'Arezzo) working with the architect Roberto Bottoli.
2001-2002 Managed execution plans for the S. Michele Arcangelo's Church in Procida, an island in Naples.
2002-2003
• Managed the construction plans and details for the "SOCIETA IPPICA NAPOLETANA" (Naples)
• Became a member of Avocats Sans Frontiere Italy as manager in the architectural department for humanitarian structures in third world countries (Nigeria, Marocco, Tunisia, Camerun, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, China, ect.)
2003-2004
• Managed the rehabilitation and construction of the Ruesh Clinic in Naples (Italy)
• Managed execution plans for Luxury hotel 'La Posada' (Bahia, Brazil)
2004-2005
• Collaboration with the ELLEVI srl , for the conceptual ideas, the functional requirements and developed study designs for Cruise ships : CARNEVAL, PRINCESSI, COSTACROCIERA.
• Managed execution plans for private villas in Italy and Kenya.
• Organized the Charity event in Rome for NGO The heart of children.
2005-2006
• Collaboration with the SEACHARTER Company for develop a study design for a yacht (120 meters).
• Completion of the interiors for a private villa in Quait. (Emirates).
2006-2007
• Managed execution plans for CARNEVAL 'ECSTASY' the cruise ship (ELLEVI srl., New Orleans).
• Planning and managed the construction of the new control tower in Lockichoggio (Kenya) for KCAA.
• Researched conceptual ideas, studied functional requirements and developed study designs for RAI International's new office in Nairobi KENYA.
• Collaboration with the Architect Simon Jhonson for the planning of Acacia Camp on lake Elementaita (Kenya).
2008-2010
• Managed plans and renovation works for 'La Dolce Vita' Restaurant, Muthaiga (Nairobi).
• Managed Plans for renovations works for Finmeccanica office(italian government) in Nairobi .(Kenya).
• Other projects still in planning for South Coast, Lamu, Nairobi, Diani, Kenya 2006-2011 Fotographer "safari" to EAST AFRICA
2010
Fotographer fashion model to the magazine "TRUE LOVE" to EAST AFRICA
2011
Dubai
• Fotographer of "OFFSHORE BOAT" for Consulbrokers
• Fotographer of "COMPASSES" Architecture & Design
• Fotographer of "POSE MAGAZINE"
Languages
Italian
English
Computer knowledge
Conversant in Windows applications, Autocad, Archicad, 3D Studio MAX R2, CorelDraw, Word, Excel, Works and other software
Hobbies
Travelling, diving, horse riding, gardening, studies of ancient religions and lost cultures
Sport
• Fencing: Bronze medal at the European championships, three Italian championships gold and many (50) World Cup Races
• Ski: Second at the Italian championships university

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